# Dhobinia Village, Jokihat, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jokihat, Araria 

# Dhobinia

Dhobinia is a village in Jokihat sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,485 people in 523 households**, the 51st largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 2,485people (2011)
- 523households
- 61.9%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Dhobinia PIN code and other codes

Dhobinia falls in Jokihat sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSemaria
- Community development blockJokihat
- Census village code222139

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dhobinia from nearby towns?

- Jokihat (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)17 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)17 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dhobinia?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dhobinia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Bagmara
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farvishgang
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dhobinia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 59% of the 109 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dhobinia

Of every 100 households in Dhobinia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhobinia · ■ Jokihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****36%**

**17%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**30%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dhobinia?

■ Dhobinia · ■ Jokihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**961

Working population ****30.2%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 49.0% for women. 43% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 109 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 178 (24%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (4%) · **■** Marginal 435 (58%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jokihat

- Pathrabari2,653 people
- Dharmeshwar Gachh2,593 people
- Laruabari2,588 people
- Khuti Kharia2,526 people
- Kajleta2,437 people
- Bhuna2,400 people
- Singar Mohani2,359 people
- Satghara2,351 people

[All 99 villages in Jokihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/jokihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhobinia from Araria?17 km by road
- What is the population of Dhobinia?2,485 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhobinia in?Araria district (Jokihat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhobinia?61.9% (Census 2011)